‘Double diabetes’: What it means, who is at risk and what to watch for

What is double diabetes? A diabetologist explains how people with type 1 diabetes can develop insulin resistance, signs, treatment and health risks.“Double diabetes” may sound like a person has been diagnosed with two different types of diabetes. But the informal term actually refers to something more specific: when a person with type 1 diabetes also develops insulin resistance, a feature commonly associated with type 2 diabetes, explains Dr Aarti Ullal, Physician and diabetologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Parel.